2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team represented Sam Houston State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bearkats, led by tenth-year head coach Jason Hooten, played their home games at the Bernard Johnson Coliseum in Huntsville, Texas as members of the Southland Conference. They finished the season 18–13, 11–9 in Southland play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were set to on Northwestern State in the second round of the Southland Tournament until the tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball
ConferenceSouthland Conference
2019–20 record18–13 (11–9 Southland)
Head coachJason Hooten (10th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Phil Forte
  • Chris Mudge
  • Andre Owens
Home arenaBernard Johnson Coliseum
(Capacity: 6,110)
2019–20 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Stephen F. Austin191 .950  283  .903
Abilene Christian155 .750  2011  .645
Nicholls155 .750  2110  .677
Sam Houston State119 .550  1813  .581
Northwestern State119 .550  1515  .500
Lamar1010 .500  1715  .531
McNeese State1010 .500  1517  .469
Texas A&M–CC1010 .500  1418  .438
Central Arkansas911 .450  1021  .323
Incarnate Word614 .300  922  .290
New Orleans515 .250  921  .300
Southeastern Louisiana515 .250  823  .258
Houston Baptist416 .200  425  .138
As of June 27, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 SLC Tournament was canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Bearkats finished the 2018–19 season 21–12 overall, 16–2 in Southland play, to finish as Southland Conference regular season champions. In the Southland Tournament, they were upset by New Orleans in the semifinals.[1] As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where they lost to TCU in the first round.[2]

Roster

2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F/C 0 Bubba Furlong 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)240 lb (109 kg) Jr Waco, Texas
F 1 RJ Smith 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Olathe, Kansas
G 2 Dajuan Jones 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)165 lb (75 kg) RS So Killeen, Texas
G 3 Demarkus Lampley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) Jr Phenix City, Alabama
G 4 Chad Bowie 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 5 Terryonte Thomas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) Jr Columbus, Mississippi
G 10 Zach Nutall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Bryan, Texas
G 11 Xavier Bryant 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) So DeSoto, Texas
G 12 Pierce Hellums 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Tomball, Texas
G 13 Dainan Swoope 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) GS Overland Park, Kansas
F/C 14 Kai Mitchell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)245 lb (111 kg) Sr Haverstraw, New York
F 15 Mark Tikhonenko 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS So Moscow, Russia
G 20 Cade Kortan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr College Station, Texas
G 24 DJ Kelley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Cantonment, Florida
F 54 Cyrus Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Culver City, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 27, 2019

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
Paul Quinn W 95–57  1–0
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,087)
Huntsville, TX
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at Mississippi State L 58–67  1–1
Humphrey Coliseum (6,255)
Starkville, MS
November 16, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan L 77–84  1–2
McGuirk Arena (1,683)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 20, 2019*
6:30 pm, ESPN3
LeTourneau W 88–58  2–2
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,115)
Huntsville, TX
November 23, 2019*
7:00 pm
at San Francisco L 81–90  2–3
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,705)
San Francisco, CA
November 26, 2019*
9:30 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield W 74–65  3–3
Icardo Center (2,207)
Bakersfield, CA
November 30, 2019*
2:00 pm
Randall W 86–51  4–3
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (515)
Huntsville, TX
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, WAC Digital Network
at Texas–Rio Grande Valley L 86–90 2OT 4–4
UTRGV Fieldhouse (1,196)
Edinburg, TX
December 8, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Louisiana Tech W 71–68  5–4
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (713)
Huntsville, TX
December 15, 2019*
4:30 pm
Wiley College W 91–58  6–4
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (480)
Huntsville, TX
December 18, 2019
6:30 pm
Northwestern State W 92–79  7–4
(1–0)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (650)
Huntsville, TX
December 21, 2019
2:00 pm
New Orleans W 87–79  8–4
(2–0)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (541)
Huntsville, TX
December 29, 2019*
2:00 pm, CUSA.TV
at Rice W 75–61  9–4
Tudor Fieldhouse (1,763)
Houston, TX
January 2, 2020
7:30 pm
at McNeese State W 94–75  10–4
(3–0)
H&HP Complex (2,461)
Lake Charles, LA
January 4, 2020
5:30 pm
Nicholls L 58–70  10–5
(3–1)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (767)
Huntsville, TX
January 8, 2020
6:30 pm
Southeastern Louisiana W 67–62  11–5
(4–1)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (646)
Huntsville, TX
January 11, 2020
3:00 pm
at Central Arkansas L 82–89  11–6
(4–2)
Farris Center (879)
Conway, AR
January 15, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lamar W 80–75 OT 12–6
(5–2)
Montagne Center (1,952)
Beaumont, TX
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm
at Houston Baptist W 95–75  13–6
(6–2)
Sharp Gymnasium (921)
Houston, TX
January 22, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Abilene Christian W 82–76 OT 14–6
(7–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,197)
Huntsville, TX
January 29, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 80–61  15–6
(8–2)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (1,029)
Huntsville, TX
February 1, 2020
5:30 pm, ESPN3
Stephen F. Austin L 76–81  15–7
(8–3)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,889)
Huntsville, TX
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm
at Incarnate Word L 71–72 OT 15–8
(8–4)
McDermott Center (452)
San Antonio, TX
February 8, 2020
3:00 pm
at Nicholls L 82–88  15–9
(8–5)
Stopher Gymnasium (743)
Thibodaux, LA
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm
at Southeastern Louisiana W 79–70  16–9
(9–5)
University Center (620)
Hammond, LA
February 15, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN3
Central Arkansas W 82–67  17–9
(10–5)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (775)
Huntsville, TX
February 19, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
Lamar L 65–77  17–10
(10–6)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (896)
Huntsville, TX
February 22, 2020
5:30 pm, ESPN+
Houston Baptist W 77–73  18–10
(11–6)
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (2,049)
Huntsville, TX
February 26, 2020
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Abilene Christian L 69–85  18–11
(11–7)
Moody Coliseum (1,439)
Abilene, TX
March 4, 2020
7:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi L 60–71  18–12
(11–8)
American Bank Center (1,202)
Corpus Christi, TX
March 7, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Stephen F. Austin L 57–68  18–13
(11–9)
William R. Johnson Coliseum (4,631)
Nacogdoches, TX
Southland Tournament
March 12, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Northwestern State
Second round
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[3] Merrell Center
Katy, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[4]

See also

2019–20 Sam Houston State Bearkats women's basketball team

References

  1. "UNO stuns Kats in Katy". Sam Houston State Bearkats Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  2. "TCU takes down Kats in NIT opener". Sam Houston State Bearkats Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  3. https://www.kplctv.com/2020/03/12/southland-conference-tournament-canceled/
  4. "Men's Basketball - Schedule". Sam Houston State Bearkats Athletics. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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